Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/274101 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Documento de Trabajo No. 289
Publisher: 
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS), La Plata
Abstract (Translated): 
The New World Screwworm (NWS) fly causes a parasitic disease that produces large losses in Uruguayan livestock farming - mainly due to the working hours devoted to its prevention and treatment and the death of sheep. In this paper, we apply a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to estimate the macroeconomic and sectoral effects of eradicating the NWS. The results show positive impacts on overall output and labor market indicators such as wages and employment. On the other hand, the appreciation of the real exchange rate generated by the increase in livestock exports has a negative impact on other tradable sectors of the Uruguayan economy. Besides, we consider three alternative financing sources for the additional government spending.
Subjects: 
Cochliomyia hominivorax
New World Screwworm eradication
ex-ante evaluation
computable general equilibrium model
JEL: 
C68
Q16
H59
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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